"The former has Guangzhou's 'profits and land, and treasures'; the latter also has Quan, Tai, Wen, Fu and other states, all of which are "Yunshan Baiyue Road, and ten continents. They hold jade and come to the distance, and return pearls to pay tribute frequently." However, the most worth mentioning is Yangzhou, Huainan Road, which is "many wealthy businessmen and great businessmen, and the products of pearls and jade are rare and strange." This place is the right capital of Huaiyang, and the southeast is Auland. It covers the Huaihai Sea and is the most powerful of Wu and Yue. Because it is very close to the sea, it is the highest maritime trade. There are many foreign overseas merchants, and there are even "overseas Chinese clothes and hats" and local merchants occupying the road and building markets and fighting. I believe that local officials report that many merchants here rely on overseas trade to become rich, and even those who burn spices at home can be seen from this wealthy. However, the court has only paid tribute to such wealthy places in history. The rare overseas "maritime envoy" in the palace did not uniformly manage all places and impose maritime taxes. Therefore, the profits are all given to the local government, and the court has little income. If Your Majesty can carry out what he reported to me, and set up a capable official here to support overseas trade and treat Hu merchants well, and only one tax will be paid. In the initial year, it should be 1.5 million jin. If you can better form a fleet to trade with overseas countries, the profits will be twice as much. In addition, the "tea tax" is imposed by me, these several incomes will not only alleviate the dilemma in the Taifu Treasury in one fell swoop, but also be enough to support the fight to pacify the four towns. In this way, the strategy of enriching the country is not increased by harsh taxes on the people, but also to gain strategies to enrich the country. I would like to ask Your Majesty to do the world as soon as possible. In this way, our Tang Dynasty is just around the corner. "After continuing the introduction, the situation of the various states in the southeast coastal coastal areas was briefly described, Cui Po asked him to do maritime taxes and trade matters again.

"According to what you said, just follow the strategies listed in your memorial, the court can earn an additional 4 million yuan per year?" After a long time, Li Shi stared at Cui Po with his eyes burning.

"That's right, I am willing to issue a military order!" Cui Po answered without hesitation at all. He knew that the first tea tax was imposed in Chinese history was in the fourth year of Zhenyuan, Dezong, a few years later, and this item alone brought back more than three million guan to the court in the first year. The income of these four million guan was the lowest conservative estimate. Under this background, he dared to make a military order.

Looking at Cui Po's confident face, Li Shi, who had been worried about military strength and insufficient money and food for a long time, was also very moved. After several heavy attacks, he couldn't help but get up and walk around the pavilion, and his hands behind him were trembling unconsciously.

After about half a stick of incense, Li Shi, who was sitting again, waved his hand to condemn all the eunuchs who served the marquis around him. After the palace maids, he looked at Cui Pokai and said, "Sea taxes and trade matters can have such huge profits, the local Daozhou will inevitably refuse to give in easily and give up. If the court forcibly implements this policy, the local traits will definitely work together to resist. In this way, the stories of the four towns will repeat. The Jianghuai roads are now the source of food and grass in the court and taxes, and they will firmly control the canal transportation. Once this place changes greatly, Chang'an will be in danger of lack of food. How should we handle this situation? Cui Qing has thought about it carefully?"

Since returning from the clan mansion during the day, Cui Po thought hard for half a day about how to solve the resistance of local vassal states in Jianghuai. Because the benefits involved in this are huge, it is enough to arouse the resistance of local vassal states. If this matter is not resolved well, then the matter he had reported before would be difficult to implement and would be a vain.

After pondering for a long time, Cui Po looked up at the emperor wearing a mono-silk Luo Xiulong dress and said slowly: "If so, except for the 'tea tax' my account, the rest of the report can be slowed down. Your Majesty is taking advantage of this opportunity to completely change the control of our dynasty's military governor for several years, and the situation is difficult to control."

If the words "four million coins" just now had already shaken Li Shi's heart, then Cui Po's words were even more shocked, and he suddenly stood up in shock, looking at the young man in front of him with a sharp look, and the sound of breathing between his mouth and nose became heavier.

Seeing Li Shi's anxious expression, Cui Po was also shocked. Although what he was about to say was imperative, once it started, the consequences were still unpredictable. Success was certainly the source of chaos in the vassal states; but if it was defeated, I was afraid that the Tang Dynasty would not be able to maintain the status quo. If Huihui was really at his own hands... Cui Poshi, who thought of this, dared not think further downward.

Cui Po, who was as if he was under a huge rock in his heart, did not care about the loss of manners in front of him. He stood respectfully and slowly sat on the stone railing behind him. He raised his teacup in front of him and drank it all in one go. After drinking it, he suddenly looked up at Li Shi's eyes and said in a deep voice: "Since the establishment of the Ten Jiedus in the first year of Emperor Xuanzong's Tianbao, the dynasty has laid the roots of the Anshi chaos and the domineering vassal states. Since the military governors in one place have been in charge of local governments and military affairs, they have the right to collect taxes after the Anshi chaos. In this situation, if he had a different intention throughout his life, the court would not be able to control it except to send large troops to conquer. The local vassal states are so strong, the central court will inevitably be weak. If such a disadvantage is not reversed, I am afraid that there will be four more towns after the four towns, and it will be difficult for the country to be safe."

Li Shi seemed to have no idea Cui Po's ill-character behavior, and stared at the boy opposite with only a pair of flashing sharp eyes. The words at the joints of his heart made His Majesty, who had not longed for great governance, were moved and asked: "How should we implement this reform strategy according to the Cui Qing family's will?"

"It is necessary to completely eliminate local military governors and implement strategies for dividing and governing powers." Cui Po said without thinking: "First, abolish local military governors, reset their strategies in various local responsibilities, observe the envoy, Daozhou general and other positions. Everyone is divided into military, political, criminal and other powers. Civil officials do not care about military affairs, and military generals will never interfere in local civil affairs. Then the court should regain the power of tax collection, and the local income must go to the Taifu Treasury of the capital. The local income will be used by the court and then allocated. In this way, civil officials have no soldiers, military generals have no food, and local money. Even if people with ambition want to cause chaos, a proclamation in the capital can be determined. In this way, the local government and strengthen the central government can make our Tang Dynasty foundation immortal forever."

"There have been a minister who has long said this. Although Cui Qing's family is not very thoughtful, the reason is the same, but..." At this point, Li Shi paused, and thought that he recalled the dissuasion of the court officials that day.

Under the observation of his words and expressions, Cui Po had already understood the difficulties, so he followed the previous sentence and said: "The strategy that could not be implemented at that time may not be implemented at this time. Before that, the wars in the world had just been quelled, and the elite officials of the court were trapped in the eight towns in the west to defend against the Tubo chaos in our Central Plains. The ministers were afraid that this strategy would lead to local rebellion and the world would be in chaos. This was a successful strategy for the country; however, the times changed and things were different, and this strategy was actually feasible today."

"Cui Qing talks about it!"

"At present, Tubo is trapped in black food and is definitely unable to invade the east. The court can then mobilize more than 100,000 elite Shen Ce troops at any time to be mobilized. With this strong military force, Your Majesty can first promote the strategy of flattening local governors in the four areas of Huainan, east and west of Jiangnan, and Lingnan. These four areas have never encountered the Anshi chaos, the local area is stable, and the military strength is weak. Even the Jiangnan West Road, which has the strongest military force, only has 40,000 troops, and its combat power is even less than the Shence army.

.The four areas of the four roads condemn 30,000 soldiers stationed in the surveillance. Even if the local governors have different intentions, they will surely be calmed in an instant. When the reform of these four towns is completed, Your Majesty will move towards Jiannan, the east and west roads of Shannan. With this step-by-step progress, it will take several years to firmly control all the southern roads under the direct control of the court. When the power of the army swept across the northern land, the four towns will be calm in an instant. The revival of our Tang Dynasty is just around the corner. I beg Your Majesty to think about what I have reported and allow it to be implemented."

"Back with the Shen Ce Army, we should go first in the four places and then gradually advance." Li Shi thought for a long time in his heart, and realized that this matter was feasible. He was inevitably moved. He was about to speak, but suddenly remembered the matter of the four towns, so he changed his mind and asked, "What if the four towns rebels took the opportunity to make trouble when I took the opportunity to break up with the Four Towns?"

"The four towns are narrow and the people are rare, so the rebels only have the intention of tyranny and separating the land, and have no desire to dominate the world. Although the rulers change every time, they must ask the court to express their edicts to correct their status. In addition, the court has not yet declined and the people's hearts have not been lost. Even if the four towns cause chaos, it will be difficult to jeopardize our dynasty. As long as the south is successful, even if the north is in chaos, it is worth it. Moreover, the four towns are not a solid piece, but they are just as they fight against the court and are in harmony.

, when the court was paying attention to the south, they may not be able to be as usual as before. At this time, it was when the court took the opportunity to implement differentiation strategies, and all kinds of restraining measures were used. Not to mention that the four towns might not be able to send troops; even if the troops were sent, the harm would definitely not be too strong. At this time, the court had to pay these prices, and it was still affordable. In the long run, even if the court paid the price, it would be worth it. If you are willing to give up, you will get even more rewards if you are reluctant to give up there!"

At this point, Cui Po had already expressed all his thoughts, and looked at the king in front of him who was in charge of the mountains and rivers of the world.

Li Shi, who had a solemn face, ignored the young man with a longing expression in front of him, and said nothing. After a long time, it was not until the sky gradually became late and the night fell. Li Shi stood up and walked down the pavilion. Until he had reached the last step in front of the pavilion, he left a sentence to Cui Po, who was stunned: "Let's draw up a detailed plan for what he wrote today. Three days later, the official will be summoned to you. Come and see you again. Before this, if a trace of wind is leaked, I will take your life." After saying this without turning around, His Majesty the Emperor immediately left, but his steps were fast and urgent, and he made a group of entourage chase him.

Watching His Majesty the Emperor leave, Cui Po, who was hoping for a great life, stood silently for a while, then turned around and left the palace and returned to the mansion.

When he returned to the mansion, Cui Po and the waiting people had dinner after dinner. After chatting with his mother, Jingruo and others for a few more words, he stood up and wanted to go to the study to ponder what he had just reported. But when he had just walked out of the side hall, he saw Lao Guo, who had been promoted to the housekeeper of the mansion, waiting outside the door.

"Son-in-law, the slave you ordered someone to buy that day, Xi Shang had settled all the things at home and came to the mansion to wait for the order, but because of this, the young master bought it specially. I don't know how to place it..." The old Guo still murmured, and he had already interrupted Cui Po, "You bring him to meet in my study." Seeing that the old Guo turned around and wanted to leave, he continued with another order: "Call Guo Qi by the way."

Cui Po, who was sitting in the study, had just picked up the famous tea fried by Jingruo's wonderful hands, but he saw that Xi Shang, who was so indifferent that day, had already entered the study under the guidance of Lao Guotou. At this time, after taking a bath and repairing his face, he felt a bit elegant. However, this aura contrasted with the clothing of his servants on his body, but it had a bit funny.

When Xi Shang saw Cui Po sitting upright on the bench, he rushed forward without waiting for Kaiyan to come forward. After bowing, the "Pengpeng Pengpeng" said: "Thank you, my elders, my young and old families are very kind. From today on, the villain will definitely be repaid." It turns out that Xi Shang was arrested, and his family was also quite implicated. Not only did he endure the oppression of the minor officials in the field, but his family was even confiscated, so that the whole family was unable to maintain food and clothing. If Cui Po had not been in a hurry to intervene, something unpredictable would have happened. After Xi Shang took off three days later, he would go back to his house to see his relatives with new clothes and delicious food, and then hear them telling the past, he felt more grateful to the young man who bought it, so he did this at that time.

After the third prayer was finished, Cui Po, who had stood up from Hu's bench, reached out to help him up, put it in the side seat, and slowly said: "I don't want you to build grass and tie a ring, nor do you want you to go through fire and water. As long as you can create a great difference from today's good news, it's enough. After tonight, you will go home to clean up and prepare to set off tomorrow! As for your relatives in the capital, I will definitely ensure that they live a stable and prosperous life, and you don't have to worry about it."

His words were so excited that Xi Shang was confused and asked in surprise: "Sir, do you want the young man to go?"

Cui Po, who was about to answer, saw a flash of figure at the entrance of the study, but Guo Qi was ordered to arrive. He immediately stepped forward and patted his arm, turned his head and smiled at Xi Shang, saying, "This is the seventh among the eight guards of this mansion. He is smart and brave. It is also the person who accompanied you to Huizhou this time. You must be closer to you in the future."

"Huizhou, what are you going to Huizhou to do?" Xi Shang blurted out when he heard this. Guo Qi was confused and looked at his aunt-in-law Sun, but he had always been calm and was not in a hurry to speak and ask questions.

Cui Po did not answer, but just looked at Xi Shang with a smile. In an instant, the famous ink craftsman still understood the owner's meaning. His heart was beating wildly, and he asked with a tremolo, "Maybe that sir asked me to go to Huizhou to make ink?"
Chapter completed!